Where does “ausa” come from?

ausa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ausa, from Proto-Germanic ausaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

ausa (Icelandic): to ladle, to scoop; to bail, to remove water from...

Definitions

  1. to ladle, to scoop; to bail, to remove water from...

Ancestry of “ausa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseausato sprinkle, pour; a ladle
2Proto-Germanicausanąto scoop, to draw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-Every word from Proto-Germanic ausanąEvery word from Old Norse ausa